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EVENT The importance of 'open data' was discussed at a recent meet in the Capital
Even as Snowden awaits his fate at Sheremetyevo airport and Manning prepares himself for court martial, there is no dearth of people campaigning for free flow of information. Four such activists came together recently at New Delhi's India Habitat Centre for an interaction with academics, fellow activists and research organisations from India, Nepal, Indonesia, The Philippines and the U.K., on the emerging impact of Open Data in Developing Countries (ODDC).
Tim-Berners Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web , was the first to come up with the term 'open data'. It has since become a major issue concerning civil society, entrepreneurs, media and independent citizens. The availability of open data, it is believed, will transform governance and major policy decisions by incentivising community participation. So crucial is the issue that this year's G8 Summit at Lough Erne even came up with an Open Data Charter that aims to ensure increased transparency about what the government and businesses are doing and how natural resources are being allocated.
Shedding light on this topic were Michael Gurstein from the Centre for Community Information Research, Development and Training, Vancouver; Shailesh Gandhi, RTI activist and former Information Commissioner; Nisha Thompson from India Water Portal and Timothy Davies, Research Coordinator, Open Data Research Network, World Wide Web Foundation.
Being accessible, manipulable, machine readable and reusable are essential criteria that open data must fulfil. The movement was started by technologists and still very much rests with them, this being a major drawback as more than half of the world's population does not have access to the Internet. It is evident by the fact that this movement is mostly clustered in North America and Europe, with few hubs in South America, Africa and South Asia, with none in the Middle East. In Africa, Kenya was the first to establish an open data hub and is showing tremendous results. "The people in Nairobi were very enthusiastic," Davies said, "and wanted access to information that enabled them to be decision makers." Researchers and activists want to take this concept to a new level and are even developing an Open Data Barometer.
Gandhi was of the belief that open data "enables people to see [information] from different perspectives. Usually, information is available only from the official perspective." Open data, thus, wonderfully supplements the Right to Information Act, even going to the extent of making citizens of "individual cells of bureaucracy." Gandhi termed the present democratic structure of India as a 'defective-elective' one, in that it is yet to learn to respect the individual citizen.
Stressing on the importance of open data, Thompson gave the example of Nirmal Bharat Campaign which aimed at providing a toilet facility to all the people of the country. The Government website claimed having achieved 70 per cent coverage, as against the figure of 30 per cent given by Census 2011. Such discrepancies occur quite often, rendering information futile.
To a question about sensitive data and withholding it for security purposes, Gandhi asserted that many such cases were "bogus". Section 890 of the RTI Act, which allows the prevention of dissemination of information to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country, was being misused, he said.
To another question from a participant on ensuring that data is available, Thompson said that it was really important for data to cross socio-economic boundaries. Bridging the digital divide is as important. "Intermediaries like radio and newspapers," added Davies, "can prove to be extremely important in this regard."


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Ship History Pre War History Wartime History In early 1941 Canberra was involved in the fruitless hunt for the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. In March, Canberra and Leander intercepted the German supply ship Coburg and the ex Norwegian tanker Ketty Brovig, which had been taken the previous month by the raider Atlantis. Canberra spent the rest of 1941 as a convoy escort in various parts of the Indian Ocean. During December 27, 1941 to January 4, 1942 Canberra provided escort for convoy ZK.5 from Sydeny to Port Moresby. Afterwards, Canberra underwent a three month refit in Sydney. As part of US Navy Task Force 44, in June she participated in offensive sweeps of the Coral Sea. In August Canberra operated with the naval force supporting the Allied invasions of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Sinking History Rear Admiral R. K. Turner ordered that if Canberra could not steam by 0630 hours, she would be abandoned and scuttled. At 0800 hours she was sunk by USS Ellet and USS Selfridge, who fired over 260 five inch shells and several torpedoes into her hulk. She was one of the first ships sunk the sea off Guadalcanal and Savo, later known as Iron Bottom Sound on August 9, 1942. The crew of Canberra suffered 193 casualties during the Battle of Savo Island, including her captain, Frank Getting. Nine officers and 65 ratings were missing believed killed. One officer (the captain) and nine ratings died of wounds. Survivors were rescued by the USS Patterson and taken to Noumea, where they were transferred to the President Grant and transported to Sydney. Contribute
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you have started like 89 threads...just pick one, find which tech you think sounds better to you and go for it.
you have RC tech with never summer, 1 board is park one is all mt. lib tech you have a freestyle all mt deck with camber between the feet and mtx which results in a very skatey feel capita horrorscope is a park killer omatic awesome is a all mt board with great tech at a great price the k2s you have all fields covered.. postermania and graft are the same board cept postermania has camber.. if you want the best jump board and the best rail board then you are looking for 2 different boards, i would say the besttt combo of the two is maybe the capita indoor survival? rocker boards are lacking off of jumps especially on 40-50 footers, the nevversummer may be better im not sure though i have no experience on one. the best jump board on your list is prob the darkstar, the best rail board is definetly the horrorscope.
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This is the first blog I've written in over a year…and what a mad year it's been. So, I've been working on a book about the crap that I've found myself embroiled in since March of last year. In a nutshell? Let's just say that the restaurant had me to the point of bloody and blistered feet, a pulled muscle in my thigh, and a rash that had begun to spread up the side of my torso. My boss was trying to slowly sabotage me into leaving so she wouldn't have to pay me unemployment. My weight dropped to 120 pounds and I'm already a terribly scrawny guy. My partner left me…twice. And while most people find themselves escaping into drugs and alcohol, I became obsessed with knitting. I spent long hours chugging beer after beer and working on any pattern I could come across. While my life around me was destroying, I was living inside my own head while knitting. I think subconsciously, I had control in my hands, I was responsible for the stitches, I saw progress with the row after row completed. I kept projects with me at all times, different ones by my bed, other projects in the living room. I knit while in line at the bank, while walking to work, while eating dinner, standing at the kitchen counter….and the whole time I neglected to eat, neglected to bath regularly, and logged onto the internet only once in 8 months. At some point I came to my senses and took back control of my life. I thought I'd show the cover of the book and see what some of you thought, or even if the idea of the whole book seems dorky. I'm sure many of you have gotten to that obsessive phase, where you'd rather complete a row of cables rather than brush your teeth??? It seems there are quite a few new people on here, and I'd love to meet new friends. Cheers!
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Welcome back. Glad to know that things are finally on a more even path. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.
Wow, sounds horrifying... but it should be an interesting read! I'm glad to hear you came out of it, and I can't wait to get to know you =) I had the exact opposite problem recently- as my life became drastically more hectic and stressful, I've stopped knitting completely, and haven't really wanted to do much of anything. Something about the spring, though, is making life a little easier =) Hope all is well!
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Missed you.
Know exactly how you feel.
I'm fully convinced that knitting keeps One alive! (at least from my experiences in life and knowing others -- and now yours, just the same.)
When you put all of your worries and cares into each stitch individually, when you finish your fabric, can you tell which care was which? It all blends together into the same ocean of stitches and becomes part of the [very much] living thing that you've created.
Glad to see you back.
Best of luck on the next book.
That's a terrific book cover! I would also pick it up but I think any knitting man would. It's funny that you mention the control issue in your hands and the accomplishment of a couple of rows. I use it in that way at times as well. I do allot of conceptual work and when the answer won't come - I knit. Puts me back in a positive mindset and even a ten minute alternative focus reboots the system.
I think it will draw the attention of a lot of people. Are you self-publishing, going the rounds of publisher's or got a nibble already?
Wow...I would definitely read that. I've never gone in that direction with my obsessive knitting, but I could certainly understand how it could.
Good to see you back and keep us posted about the book.
Sigh. It's a little too familiar. I'm grateful for knitting...or has knitting been the moving factor? Some people look at me funny because knitting is more than a tame and financially excusable pasttime.
Welcome to the land of the living! Here's to better days yet to come! Congrats on the book!
Congrats on getting you r life back on track, and congrates on the book. Sounds like an interesting read.


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June 1, 2, and 3, 2012 --- south Michigan strange booms and 60ft trees snapped in half on clear day :
June 6 into June 7 2012: South Michigan / North Indiana border --- High radiation readings reported for multiple hours.. "unknown cause".
EPA and DHS HAZMAT team report: http://www.sott.net/articles/show/246498-Developing-Nuclear-Cover-Up-Extreme-...
Military movements over the area:
and finally... this site just got hacked... reporting Minot North Dakota holding a "nuclear containment drill" at this time:
Would like to remind EVERYONE that the same sort of thing happened at Byron Illinois nuclear power plant at the start of 2012 ---- remember my chicago trip to measure??
There were mystery booms near byron nuclear plant west of chicago... then a mystery "tritium leak" that blew over downtown chicago...then a mystery EQ appeared on the USGS map a day later..
but NO radiation network or black cat systems stations were on at the time ..so we didn't see what the actual numbers were..
6/8/2012 -- Indiana Michigan Radiation UPDATE -- Military, DHS, HAZMAT, Large Booms
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For Dough5 cups bleached, all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
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½ cup unsulfured molasses
2/3 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
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4 cans almond paste
6 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
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Make doughIn a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.
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Pondmaster Valved Bypass Kit
A Valved Bypass is recommended whenever the desired flow or pressure to a water feature exceeds optimal values for your Pressurized Biofilter or UV Light. To put it more simply, you might want a lot of water (3000 gallons per hour [gph] or more) flowing over your falls for maximum visual impact, but that might be much more than your Filter or UV light was designed to work best with. Both the Filter and UV Lights work better at slower flow rates (less than 3000 gph), allowing time to filter and clarify the water column for as long as possible. A Valved Bypass allows you to easily adjust the water flow through the Filter or Uv, and diverts the rest back to the falls or fountainhead.


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Gerbil consists of an interactive visualization tool targeted at multispectral and hyperspectral image data, and a toolbox of common algorithms, e.g. for segmentation. Multispectral imaging has been gaining popularity and has been gradually applied to many fields besides remote sensing. However, due to the high dimensionality of the data, both human observers and computers have difficulty interpreting this wealth of information. Gerbil facilitates the visualization of the relationship between spectral and topological information in a novel fashion. It puts emphasis on the spectral gradient, which is shown to provide enhanced information for many reflectance analysis tasks. It also includes a rich toolbox for evaluation of image segmentation and other algorithms in the multispectral domain. The parallel coordinates visualization technique is combined with hashing for a highly interactive visual connection between spectral distribution, spectral gradient, and topology.
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Release Notes: This release adds more and better segmentation functionality (including unsupervised segmentation), compatibility with current libraries and compilers, and a variety of other improvements and bugfixes.
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Baby Tattoo Books presents a unique set of hand-numbered mini-prints by art legends Coop, Michael Hussar and Robert Williams. The three 4x6 inch mini-prints come in a custom debossed white folder bearing the title "The Unholy Trinity"
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Join us at Studio Servitu in Downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the release of Coop's first new book in 10 years.
Idle Hands: The Art of Coop presents 200 full color pages of spectacular, badass art; and the book's launch party will be appropriately vice-centric with themed entertainment, epic paintings, and the man himself in attendance.
Lose yourself in live music. Frolic with devil dancers. Drink. Hang with Coop and his friends and fans late into the night and get a book signed if you're so inclined. Admission is $10 at the door (good for a $10 credit if you purchase a book at the event).
If you are unable to attend, but would still like to purchase a signed book, you can order at babytattoo.com and we'll ship you an autographed copy.
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Miss Crash, Jane Jett and I hosted a little celebration to commemorate the release of Michael Hussar's book White: A Decade... maybe you heard about it. Lots of people came... maybe you were one of them. Check out the photo booth pictures in the Servitu Facebook album courtesy of joeshootsme.com. I'm pretty fond of the image above, but the one below with Mrs. Baby Tattoo turns me on too.


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It is well established that human cognitive processes are subject to systematic biases associated with particular emotional states. But how do these cognitive biases arise? This question was addressed by means of a pictorial Stroop task which allowed the development of such a bias to be assessed. In each of two experiments, spiderphobic participants were significantly impaired at naming the colours of phobia-related pictures relative to those of control pictures. Investigation of the magnitude of this effect for participants of different ages allowed two contrasting hypotheses concerning the development of such biases to be compared. The integral bias hypothesis asserts that the effects of emotion on cognition reflect integral links between emotional states and cognitive mechanisms, links that are not arbitrary but instead are fixed constituents of our mental architecture. In contrast, the inferred bias hypothesis asserts that these effects arise as a consequence of the gradual establishment of associations between particular emotional states and particular patterns of cognitive behaviour. It was found that the magnitude of the observed bias remained approximately constant irrespective either of the ages of participants or of the directly estimated durations of their phobias. This fixed relation provides strong support for the integral bias explanation of the cognitive effects of an emotional disturbance. Finally, the evolutionary context in which integral links between emotion and cognition may arise is discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Journal or Publication Title: | BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY |
Publisher: | BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC |
Official Date: | August 1995 |
Volume: | 86 |
Number: | Part 3 |
Number of Pages: | 17 |
Page Range: | pp. 419-435 |
Publication Status: | Published |
URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/19469 |
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Redbank Renaissance, Inc. is now working with the Redbank Valley Historical Society. The Society welcomes new members and contributors to help preserve area history.
One goal is to publish a book updating and documenting the history of the Redbank Valley since the 1887 A.J. Davis History of Clarion County and an Armstrong County History of the same era.
The Society presents programs of historical interest usually twice each year in the Spring and Fall. Past programs have included these topics: Fishbasket Native American Villages, Ribbons of Steel – The Impact of the Allegheny Valley Rail Road, a Story to Tell: A Photographic Retrospective of the Redbank Valley and Scripture Rocks of Brookville and a program on this area's involvement in the Civil War including a presentation by Lincoln re-enactor Jim McCullough and information about Congressional Medal of Honor winner Jeremiah Brown. Members are also assisting others with research on their Civil War ancestors.
Thanks to all who presented stories of their Civil War ancestors on October 23rd, 2014 and all of those who attended the program. Our next program will be in April 2015. We welcome suggestions for topics.
Members enjoy outings to sites of interest and meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 AM at the New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.
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The Redbank Valley Historical Society's 2015 Inaugural Calendar is now available for $12.00 featuring newly discovered photos at area events, from members, at EverMoore's, the Redbank Valley Library and Tom's Riverside Market. They can also be ordered online for $15.00 including shipping and handling via the website. A limited number of 2014 Calendars remain available at a cost of $10.00 to complete the series. Both include some then and now photos, lots of historic information and locally and nationally historic dates on each month of the calendar. They make great gifts for those who love the area and its history. Proceeds benefit the Historic Society's efforts to publish a book on Redbank Valley history. For more information see Historical Society Calendar.
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In a recent paper Judge (1999) explored the scope for using a spreadsheet to carry out Monte Carlo studies. The rationale was the availability of inexpensive computing power combined with the facilities made available on a spreadsheet like Excel.
This paper follows a similar vein examining one type of application that relies upon Monte Carlo experiments. Risk simulation relies upon Monte Carlo experiments to model the uncertainty surrounding decisions. It is often used in association with investment appraisal. As such it falls within the domain of Managerial Economics. The teaching of investment appraisal on managerial economics modules has been transformed by the widespread availability of spreadsheets. With a spreadsheet one can demonstrate the concepts of discounting and the time value of money (Bridge, 1989). More significantly spreadsheets make it possible for students to work independently exploring these concepts for themselves. Students can now construct an investment appraisal model and conduct a 'what if' analysis to explore the consequences of changes in the parameters of the model such as income projections and interest rates.
Risk simulation forms an important part of investment appraisal, not least because it offers a means of examining the impact of uncertainty. Nor is this necessarily confined to managerial economics, many leading texts on strategic management (Johnson and Scholes, 1999) incorporate risk analysis into the evaluation of new or different strategies.
While investment appraisal can easily be conducted using a spreadsheet, risk simulation is more problematic. Risk simulation models are more sophisticated than investment appraisal models. They involve the use of Monte Carlo experiments, which if they are to produce meaningful results have to be undertaken a large number of times. This requires some form of control structure in order to 'automate' and speed up the experimentation process. Because of this, a number of specialist 'add-in' packages have been developed, such as '@Risk' and 'Crystal Ball'. These make risk simulation with a spreadsheet straightforward. A number of articles and texts (Jones and Sheard, 1991; Oakshott, 1997; Vose 1996; Uyeno, 1992; Barlow, 1999) have described the risk simulation applications using @Risk. Unfortunately such packages are not always widely available and students may not have access to them.
While it is possible to undertake risk simulation on a spreadsheet without using a specialist add-in package (Bodily, 1986), to complete a large number of Monte Carlo experiments is slow and time consuming. The macro programming facilities available with more advanced spreadsheets mean that it is possible to set up a risk simulation model that will conduct a large number of experiments or simulations on a non-manual basis. A number of papers (Smith, 1994; Seila and Banks, 1990; Diacogiannis, 1994) have shown how simple models of this type can be developed. The advent of later versions of Excel with facilities for programming in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) takes the process a stage further and allows the creation of complex control structures that permit the development of sophisticated models.
The purpose of this paper is to show how such models can be developed. The paper also takes the opportunity to explore some of the uses to which students can put risk simulation models in order to make themselves thoroughly conversant with the technique. Hopefully this forms a useful supplement to Judge's (1999) recent paper on Monte Carlo studies.
Risk simulation is a risk analysis technique that came to prominence in the early 1960s (Hertz, 1964). It involves the use of a probability distribution and random numbers, hence the Monte Carlo element, to estimate net cashflow figures. When discounted these figures sum to an estimated net present value (NPV) for a project. Repeated many times one gets a distribution of project NPV. If the resulting distribution is presented as a graph it is relatively easy to comprehend the uncertainty surrounding a project. This is beneficial for students because it contrasts sharply with the deterministic nature of most investment models.
The construction and operation of a risk simulation model for an investment appraisal application involves a number of steps.
Step 1: | Build an investment appraisal model using discounted cashflow. | |||
Step 2: | For each year's net cashflow create a probability distribution and link it to a random number generator. | |||
Step 3: | Carry out a simulation by drawing a value from each probability distribution using the random number generator and sum the resulting estimates to provide an overall estimate for project NPV. | |||
Step 4: | Repeat the simulation many times (i.e. 500 or more) to provide an estimated distribution for NPV for the project. | |||
Step 5: | Decide whether the probability that the project NPV may be negative is, or is not an acceptable risk and proceed accordingly. |
Year | Discount Factor | Net Cashflow | Present value |
0 | 1 | -85000 | -85000 |
1 | 0.9091 | 25000 | 22727 |
2 | 0.8264 | 25000 | 20661 |
3 | 0.7513 | 25000 | 18783 |
4 | 0.6830 | 25000 | 17075 |
5 | 0.6209 | 25000 | 15523 |
Table 1: Simple Model
Table 1 shows a simple DCF investment appraisal model that can form the basis of a risk simulation. It utilises cells B2:E11 on the spreadsheet. It is an entirely conventional DCF model. In column one are the years that the project is operational (B4:B9). The third column shows the estimates of net cashflow for each year together with the initial cost of the project (D4:D9). In this instance the initial cost of the project (i.e. purchase of machinery) is Ł85,000 and the net cashflow is Ł25,000 each year for five years. In the second column (C4:C9) is the discounting factor. For year 0 the value of the discounting factor is one, because it represents the present time. Thereafter the discounting factor is based on the formula:
PV = 1/(1 = r) n
where PV is present value, r is the discount rate and n is the year. In this instance a discount rate of 10% is used and the project has a life of 10 years. The discount rate is located in cell C28. This forms part of the Summary section located in cells B27:E32. Implementing the discounting formula for cell C5 gives the formula:
This formula can be copied into cells C6:C9. Column four (E4:E9) shows the present value of the cashflows, being the result of applying the relevant discount factor to the relevant net cashflow. In cell E11 is the overall NPV for the project represented by the formula:
In order to implement a risk simulation the following additional capabilities are required of a spreadsheet:
All of these capabilities are to be found in most modern spreadsheets, but Excel has the advantage that Visual Basic for Applications provides greater flexibility in creating sub-routines.
To undertake Step 2 the estimated cashflow figures in column two of Table 1 are replaced by a random variate sampled from an appropriate distribution that represents the range and frequency of likely values for this entity. In this instance a normal distribution is used. New values will be generated every time the spreadsheet is recalculated. The probability distribution is represented by a mean value and associated standard deviation. To be consistent with the simple model a mean of Ł25,000 is used and a standard deviation of Ł10,000. Identical values are used for every one of the five years of the project. It is the standard deviation that reflects the level of uncertainty. A high value for the standard deviation, as in this case, means a high level of uncertainty and thus a high level of risk. One would expect this to be reflected in the resulting distribution for project NPV.
The probability distribution and random number generator are combined by using the formula: a + b* (RAND() + RAND()...RAND() - 6) where a is the mean (25,000) and b is the standard deviation (10,000) and there are twelve calls to the RAND() function. This is the formula for generating a normally distributed random variate (Seila and Banks, 1990). It is entered into each of the cells representing net cashflows in the model. These are the only changes compared to the simple model. Step 2 is now complete and the model can be used to carry out risk simulations.
Year | Discount factor | Net Cashflow | Present value |
0 | 1 | -85000 | -85000 |
1 | 0.9091 | 42893 | 29890 |
2 | 0.8264 | 11596 | 24092 |
3 | 0.7513 | 26414 | 21217 |
4 | 0.6830 | 24108 | 19001 |
5 | 0.6209 | 8164 | 14137 |
Table 2: Risk Simulation Model
Step 3 involves conducting a simulation manually by pressing the F9 key to recalculate the model. The effect of recalculation is to provide a new value for project NPV (E24). Instead of NPV being fixed, on the basis that all the estimates in the model are certain, it changes to reflect uncertainty. The revised model (table 2) reflects uncertainty by drawing figures for net cashflow at random from a probability distribution. To undertake further simulations (Step 4) one simply re-calculates the model again and again. Successive new values for NPV are generated. Some of them will be negative! Students may like to reflect on the significance of negative values for NPV. Recording the NPV values produced by successive simulations, a distribution can be built up.
The shape of the distribution reflects the mean and standard deviation of the probabilities used to estimate the annual net cashflows. Examining the distribution one can estimate the likelihood of the project NPV being negative. This is the justification for risk simulation. One can gain insights into the prospect that a project may produce an undesirable result.
Unfortunately, building up a distribution using manual recalculation is slow and time consuming. This is where Excel and Visual Basic for Applications enters the picture because to be effective the simulation should be repeated at least 500 times.
Student Task: Record the results of 50 simulations carried out by successively re-calculating the model. What is the probability that the project will produce a negative NPV? Is this an acceptable risk?
The essence of the automation of the risk simulation model is the creation of an Excel macro written in VBA. The macro will perform three tasks:
The VBA code is simplified if one first uses the 'Name' facility to name ranges of cells:
Name | Range |
Bins | I6:I26 |
Frequencies | J6:J27 |
Results | G3:G502 |
Table 3
The range named Bins houses the values used by the function FREQUENCY() to process the results. The Frequencies range will house the frequencies that are generated. The Results range is where the simulation results (values for NPV) are stored.
Table 4: Simulation MacroSub Simulation() ' ' Simulation Macro ' Macro recorded 15/01/00 by D.Smith ' ' For counter = 3 To 502 Range("NPV").Select Calculate Cells(counter, 7).Value = ActiveCell.Value Next counter Range("frequencies").Select Selection.FormulaArray = ("=Frequency(Results, bins)") Calculate End Sub |
The macro (table 4) is created as a module using the Visual Basic Editor. There are two components to the single subroutine within the macro. The first component is a For..Next loop. This selects the cell named NPV (E24), recalculates the model and places the resulting value in the NPV cell at the top of the range named Results. On the next circuit of the loop the model is again recalculated and because the counter has been incremented the new value for NPV goes into the next cell in the Results range. This continues until the counter gets to the last cell in the Results range, which in this instance is G502. The counter can be set with different values to undertake more or less simulations.
Results | ||||
Bins | Frequency | Cumulative Frequency | Relative Frequency | Cumulative Relative Frequency |
-40000 | 1 | 1 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
-35000 | 3 | 4 | 0.006 | 0.008 |
-30000 | 3 | 7 | 0.006 | 0.014 |
-25000 | 4 | 11 | 0.008 | 0.022 |
-20000 | 9 | 20 | 0.018 | 0.040 |
-15000 | 22 | 42 | 0.044 | 0.084 |
-10000 | 32 | 74 | 0.064 | 0.148 |
-5000 | 40 | 114 | 0.080 | 0.228 |
0 | 46 | 160 | 0.092 | 0.320 |
5000 | 52 | 212 | 0.104 | 0.424 |
10000 | 57 | 269 | 0.114 | 0.538 |
15000 | 52 | 321 | 0.104 | 0.642 |
20000 | 46 | 367 | 0.092 | 0.734 |
25000 | 46 | 413 | 0.092 | 0.826 |
30000 | 33 | 446 | 0.066 | 0.892 |
35000 | 17 | 463 | 0.034 | 0.926 |
40000 | 17 | 480 | 0.034 | 0.960 |
45000 | 8 | 488 | 0.016 | 0.976 |
50000 | 6 | 494 | 0.012 | 0.988 |
55000 | 5 | 499 | 0.010 | 0.998 |
60000 | 1 | 500 | 0.002 | 1.000 |
0 | 500 | 0.000 | 1.000 | |
Total | 500 | 1.000 |
Table 5: Results Table
The second part of the macro involves the use of Excel's FREQUENCY() function. To enable this function to sort the simulation results effectively, the values stored in the Results range have to be placed in the cells designated as 'Bins' (I6:I26). This range of cells will form the right hand column (table 5) of the Results Table (I2:M29). To sort the results likely to be obtained with the investment model specified, the values range from + 60,000 to - 40,000 with intervals of 5,000. The frequency produced by executing the FREQUENCY() function appears in the second column of the Results Table (J6:J27). To produce appropriate graphs of the risk simulation results, three further columns need to be designated at this stage for Cumulative Frequency (K6:K27), Relative Frequency (L6:L27) and Cumulative Relative Frequency (M6:M27). For each of these ranges of cells a formula is required. Cumulative Frequency requires the formula +J6 in the first cell followed by +K6+J7 in the next cell down. This formula can then be copied into the remaining cells in the column. The fourth and fifth columns in the Results Table require the number of simulation results as a denominator. This is obtained by placing the formula +SUM (Frequencies) in cell J28. The formula for the relative frequency column is +K6/$J$28. In both instances the formula can be copied down into the remaining cells in the column. As a check to ensure that all the results have been processed cell L28 contains the formula +SUM(L6:L27).
Having set up the Results Table, graphs can be specified based on the figures in the results table. A bar chart will produce a graph of the relative frequency. With probability on the Y axis and the values shown in the Bins range on the X axis, it will show the distribution of project NPVs. A line graph based on the cumulative relative frequency with similar axes will show the cumulative distribution of project NPVs.
The final step is to complete the summary section (B27:E32) on the spreadsheet (Table 6). Using the COUNT() function in C29 will maintain a tally of the number of simulations . The use of MAX(Results) in E28 and MIN(Results) in E29 will capture the highest and lowest observations for project NPV. The function AVERAGE() and STDEV() in E30 and E31 will provide the mean and standard deviation.
Having set up the spreadsheet in this way, lines six to eight of the macro select the range of cells containing the frequencies generated by successive executions of the simulation loop and apply the FREQUENCY() function using the Results and Bins ranges as arguments. Finally the macro recalculates the Results Table in order to generate the relative frequency and cumulative relative frequency figures.
To run the risk simulation model one simply selects the SIMULATION macro via the TOOLS bar. One of the benefits of the model is that values in the NPV cell (E24) change as the simulations are executed. The simulation results are recorded in the Results range. This facility can be particularly useful if it is necessary to de-bug the model. Upon completion the simulation results are summarised in the Results Table. Selecting the graph tabs should produce figures 1 and 2. Finally the Summary section will provide an overview of results.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Once the model is running it is important that a process of validation is undertaken to ensure that it is working as intended. This needs to be nothing more than checking that the results are comparable to those shown in the Results Table.
Having confirmed that the model is working correctly students should be encouraged to analyse the results. This could involve answering questions such as those set out below:
Important though it is to get students using the risk simulation model and analysing the results, this is really only the beginning. One of the biggest benefits to be gained from using a risk simulation model without the aid of add-in packages like @Risk is the scope for further model development.
Modifications to the model could take the form of modifications to both the macro and the spreadsheet model. Changes to the macro that could be explored include aspects such as increasing the number of simulations carried out. 500 simulations were used in this instance but it is a simple matter to increase this to 2,000 or 5,000.
Changes to the model could include the incorporation of some of the following:
Various versions of this application have been used on a variety of Managerial Economics and Business Strategy modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Students have not been Economics majors rather they have been Business Studies majors or DMS/MBA students. During the course of their managerial careers such students will encounter investment projects. An understanding of risk analysis in general and risk simulation in particular is likely to be very useful. Although a self-constructed risk simulation, such as the one presented in this instance, has limitations compared to those developed using the resources of an add-in package like @Risk, this is offset by the depth of understanding of risk simulation and associated concepts gained by business and management students.
Barlow, T. F. (1999) Excel Models for Business and Operations Management, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.
Bridge, J (1989) Managerial Decisions with the Microcomputer, Prentice Hall, Hemel Hempstead.
Judge, G. (1999) 'Simple Monte Carlo studies on a spreadsheet' CHEER, Vol 13, No 2, pp 12-14.
Oakshott, L. (1997) Business Modelling and Simulation, Pitman.


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32 Responses to "Oh God, It's a Shoe"
the real andrea Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 6:27 pmWTF??? I forwarded the link to Daphne Guinness.
Jaimi Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 6:31 pmOh my, those are something else. They're elegant in comparison to these, though:
http://www.freepeople.com/shoes-platforms-wedges-and-heels/malindi-patchwork-platform/ -
Tanya Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 6:55 pmHa! I couldn't help but be reminded of those awful Nagel prints.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbowmermaid/5083440913/ -
Jamtart Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 7:03 pmSweet baby Cheesus, that's ugly. Ugly and impractical.
patni Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 7:13 pmcrap. I kind of love it.
Sister Wolf Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 10:00 pmTanya – What a great eye you have!!!! They should call it "The Nagel."
Andra Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 10:03 pmDahling, it's ART!!!
Sister Wolf Says:
June 28th, 2011 at 11:30 pmAndra – It's art now that Tanya saw its resemblance to Nagel, which I hate of course.
Elaine Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 12:23 amWell actually this is part of Finsk's branding and in order to remain "fashion forward"
More here
http://searchingforstyle.com/2011/05/love-finsk-project-3/ -
Cricket9 Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 4:45 amIt wouldn't be a bad shoe if we could remove the cancerous growth at the bottom and put a heel there instead. Ladies, prepare for walking on very stylish stilts in the Fall in the most fashionable colours and patterns. Practical too, to get through puddles and mud.
sam Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 5:18 amoh dear god
don't show Lady Gag-gag -
MG Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 8:13 amOh-my-fucking-god. Again, with the fashion disasters. Can you imagine the asshole that will buy these? Hahahahahaah! What a bunch of suckers.
Kat Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 11:49 amok, I do not want to talk about the ridiculousness about those shoes, it is insulting to our intelligence (if it exists).
I just noticed today that James Franco is despicable, and I had to share. I also pity people who like him.
This is one big con, illustrating the way people are influenced. In my mind, one asshole, who somehow has a name, decided James Franco was a kind of misunderstood genius, and even though nobody agreed they went with it. The guy has no talent wether it is in acting, music, art, but still is everywhere.
There is a wrong idea circulating that contemporary art is hard to understand, it's wrong. When it is too hard to understand, when nothing can be felt, it is not contemporary art, it is a joke. -
Make Do Style Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 1:17 pm..but not as we know it.
I think I'll stick to the idea of shoes that I can walk in ..yep radical I know but well I need to get to a to b.
annemarie Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 1:52 pmI just don't get it, any of it.
Cricket9 Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 2:28 pmThe sad thing is, someone, somewhere, is blowing a $1000 on THIS as we speak.
Ann Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 2:35 pmThis made me LOL
my goddd -
Kellie Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 5:39 pmit is as far from being a shoe, as a shoe can get.
Sister Wolf Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 6:21 pmKellie – YES, amen!
thrift store lawyer Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 6:48 pmsuppose these could be worn at a party where everyone sits down the entire time.
Srenna Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 7:26 pm@ Kat: I agree that James Franco is despicable.
Those shoes are bad origami.
Sister Wolf Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 7:31 pmSrenna and Kat – I'm on board with James Franco.
annemarie Says:
June 29th, 2011 at 7:31 pmDear Sister Wolf,
I blame you for introducing me to Fashion Snag a while back. Occasionally, when I'm low on energy and think that disappearing into the internet would be an excusable and harmless thing to do, I find myself on her blog. Oh holy Christ, who the fuck is this girl? Why does she have zero taste? All those shots of her clenching her ass cheeks in shorts and six inch heels… And why is she so fucking village-idiot stupid? She must be a bit nuts, no? But, also, where the fuck does she get all her money from? Should a person this dumb be allowed to have a credit card?
Really and truly, I feel dirty and defiled after I've been to her website. It seems like her boyfriend, who takes all the pictures and also buys her a lot of her swag, might be guilty of some sort of exploitation– taking advantage of an intellectually impaired person, for example. Should we report this website to someone?
I'm mad at you.
Still love you though,
EJ Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 1:10 amKat, I love you.
Sister Wolf Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 1:28 amEJ – Yeah, I love her, too.
annemarie – Oh no, you still visit Thigh Girl's blog?!? She's still at it?? I'm so sorry. I guess I'll have to make it up to you.
annemarie Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 4:08 amSister Wolf,
Yes, you have a lot to answer for.
Amusing fact: Snag regularly goes to Las Vegas to see Celine Dion in concert. Celine Dion is her favorite artist.x
Sonja Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 4:08 amThey're perfect! For a circus performer.
Emily Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 8:57 amNot going to lie, I like the look of them and I've always wondered how seven-feet-tall would feel. Would wear them if they were free and came with a pair of beautiful men to carry me from place to place.
Aja Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 5:38 pm. . . so that you will break your head open when you inevitably wipe out?
firefly Says:
July 1st, 2011 at 12:55 pmThis would be perfect!…as a sculpture. As opposed to functional clothing/accessories.
Dru Says:
July 1st, 2011 at 12:59 pmannemarie – YOU LIE!!!! Please, tell me you're lying about Thigh Girl's favourite musician, I didn't know it was even possible to have Celine Dion for a favourite musician (unless there are people whose favourite photographer is Anne Geddes and whose favourite books are those Chicken Soup for the Soul types).
Dru Says:
July 1st, 2011 at 12:59 pm^because the horror can't be contemplated otherwise.


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